Audiobus: Use your music apps together.
What is Audiobus? — Audiobus is an award-winning music app for iPhone and iPad which lets you use your other music apps together. Chain effects on your favourite synth, run the output of apps or Audio Units into an app like GarageBand or Loopy, or select a different audio interface output for each app. Route MIDI between apps — drive a synth from a MIDI sequencer, or add an arpeggiator to your MIDI keyboard — or sync with your external MIDI gear. And control your entire setup from a MIDI controller.
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😍 thank you! Can’t wait for that. This would add a lot to the app as well as a way to live record the audio for future use in any other project.
It’s not an effect, I said you need to load it in the effect slot, then it works as IAA.
You expect a Bugatti for £3? Best of luck with that.
I don’t use it either. I just figured out how to properly turn it off, in your user profile area in Settings. I thought there might be a possible performance boost, like disabling Siri is supposed to.
I don’t really save anything on iCloud. Can they still hack my shit if it isn’t on the cloud drive?
Only peasants load instruments in fx slots.
C’mon, man. Peasants can’t afford an Apple device.
Alright then. Peace.
Fantastic app, congrats to the developer, I have a new track idea within minutes.. bravo,
This is what an app should be.
Thanx
No only Bugatti's, running on axles.
position is a big deal. You're unlikely to hit the exact same spot again from memory. Especially on smaller screens.
Exactly. It’s easy to spend quite some time happily fiddling with the app, and find just the right combo when you need to go do something else. Being able to save the samples in use and the exact settings is the only way to get that back again. At least for those without idetic memory.
I totally agree with you.
Anyone know where to turn on background audio?
That’s why I suggest you record the output. I find myself constantly making subtle moves and adjustments while using this, even if it is in a relatively small area. It doesn’t sound as exciting leaving things static.
So seeing as how I am constantly moving things in the interface, I realized I don’t necessarily need to save precise positions, just remember the general area. But then, I really haven’t bothered to do that even, as I find something else that sounds just as interesting in a different location, or with different parameter settings.
Really, recording has been the most effective way to recall what I did previously. I find myself performing on this app to get the best results, and presets won’t capture that, just recording the output will.
Even when midi parameter control gets fully worked out, even if all the connections get saved with presets, I doubt I would use it much. It doesn’t make sense to connect X/Y controllers, as these are already present in the app UI.
Maybe some LFOs, but for me LFO is only practical with certain parameters. I wouldn’t use an LFO on certain parameters, even if I could. But presets would be useful here for the few LFOs I might set up.
I could also record controller data in a sequencer and play back the exact performance, and recall the setup with a preset. But then again, recording the audio would accomplish the same thing, but require little setup, and you can do it right now, no update needed.
What about editing that midi controller data at a later time? Sure, but so far I find this app very imprecise in the way you control it, with a constant stream of happy accidents being produced as you make moves in the interface, whether subtle or huge. Editing midi controller data is pretty boring to me. I would find myself just doing the performance part over and just using audio recording.
I realize everyone has their preferred way of working. This isn’t even my way of usually working, either. But this app is pretty amazing, and you should try to look at it as the unique app that it is. If you try to shoehorn it into your regular workflow, you might miss out on the fun and just experience frustration.
And again, this app is functioning perfectly fine. It has some different ways that you have to do things, and maybe a few bugs, but nothing from making the app unusable.
So yeah, no presets. But it works fine.
Congrats @deltaVaudio, I'm really enjoying your app, lots of fun. In name and app icon design it reminded me of an old favourite SpaceLab.
I love the Eric Raymond RERO development pattern so prevalent on IOS. Devs give us stuff, we comment, they go back and tweak and rework stuff. Fantastic app. Looking forward to its future. Nice one.
How do you set up Dropbox with it?
I don’t think it has it in standalone. +1 to add it
it's in the list when you use the Files app browser after pressing import, which maybe only available if icloud is enabled on your device I'm not sure.
Wow, loving this app. The standalone Spacecraft Granular <--files--> BM3 workflow is awesome. Being able to load samples from BM3 without copying them over is wicked good.
Overlapping two SpaceCraft "performances" (used Vegas Pro to overlap them)
Anyone who thinks we need to be harsh on developers needs to take a chill pill. This isn’t sports... it’s a community.
@deltaVaudio This app is fantastic. You’re handling a lot of harsh, unnecessary criticism very well. Obviously there’s great feedback to be had as well. Thank you for being open and responsive. The roadmap you’ve laid out sounds great!
Hehe yah, at this point / price point, whatever extra happens is extra... ummm, so since I am here like if dev wants to add say, maybe a multitrack recording feature with elastic audio warp markers and clip launching that would be kinda cool. I’d even pay IAP of up to 6$ (Twice the app price) for it. I am so generous.
I guess I will throw my hat in - this is two short recordings of birds singing off my back porch, taken in the app and with just the onboard mic of an iPad, and about 30 minutes of noodling around to find something I found interesting, and a quick pass through Final Touch just because it’s easy to do.
I have been very “no samples!” thus far on my beginner’s journey into iOS music making, but maybe I just didn’t have the right ...tools.
Back when CRTs first became viable for use with mainframe computers, there was an IBM communication subsystem called CICS (still in use! You can see it on some of the screens in the return department at Costco.). Early developers for laying out the screen geography quickly came to agree on something called “best practices”. The term is used in lots of business disciplines today, but I think it’s time for someone to define a set of best practices for creating music apps. It doesn’t limit innovation, but it does dramatically improve the usability of apps right out of the box.
That said, if you want to release a new app while you’re still excited about creating it, that’s great! I for one have had a lot of fun for $3. Now I’m into the next phase. I only have so many fingers and toes to wiggle knobs and press buttons and play keys. If I want to use SpaceCraft live and play it, I guess someone else will get to play the keyboard on some of the synths. I’m not critical of the app just the way it is, I just see so many more exciting possibilities for it being played by a midi file while I play the synth. 😁
I always thought that as a community we’re all dedicated to helping the devs of the really special apps sell more, so they can develop their next genius app. Suggestions for changes aren’t just selfish, they’re also meant to make an app accessible to more audiences.
@deltaVaudio : this app is so cool in so many ways. Your patience with all of us is stellar. I think we all want you to sell a ton of these! Btw, at $3 we got a bargain. With the addition of some of the things mentioned here, you can expect to charge more. At some point down the road, it would be only fair to release Spacecraft2 at a higher price. (Did I just say that?)
If you were really generous you’d subscribe for $6 a month.
This track made me buy the app. Probably a stupid way to decide on blah blah blah, meanwhile dude what exactly are you doing here with BM3 and the Spacecraft
Just a series of suggestions to get the most out of the app, right now.
Also, trying VERY hard to kill the impression this app is somehow broken or incomplete, so hesitant people feel more confident about the app and buy it.